There are few essay collections which I find eternally useful…so useful that they never seem to leave my bedside table for a more (lonely) and permanent space on my living room bookshelf. But John Welwood edited one such collection called Ordinary Magic. And indeed, it is full of magic.

The essays are the most poignant I have found in a single collection. They touch all aspects of spiritual growth and experience–using a wide variety of voices–and each one manages to jolt me out of my conventional mind into seeing the magic in my own soul and the beings all around me. But more importantly, it focuses on how we can transform ordinary activities into spiritual practice. Yes, we can go to the bank and make dinner and answer emails and be training our mind to respond to all aspects of life with compassion and kindness.

If this week is supposed to be focused on love, then we ought to think deeply about learning how to love all others without conditions. And reading this collection is a very good start. Click on this link to purchase this book.

Taz Tagore

Taz Tagore is a leading social entrepreneur, author and leadership expert. She founded the award-winning non-profit called The Reciprocity Foundation that helps homeless youth access higher education and start innovative careers. She also actively writes about and teaches leadership to senior executives at Fortune 500 corporations and at universities including New York University and the University of Toronto. Tazâ€™s work has been featured in countless publications such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and she has been featured on a wide variety of nationally broadcast television and radio shows.